The 2018 Bound Edition of the Newberg Report is my 19th annual book on the Texas Rangers. It’s over 200 pages commemorating the story of the fascinating 2017 Rangers season, all chronicled in the book in daily, exhaustive, emotional detail. For any Rangers fan, this book will be one to look back on for years and years.

The 2018 Bound Edition, with forewords written by Rangers Assistant GM Mike Daly and Rangers beat writer Levi Weaver, not only looks back on 2017 but also serves as a primer on what you can expect from this organization for years to come. Nowhere can you find more information and analysis on the players that the Rangers are developing as future members of the major league team and, in some scenarios, as ammunition for trades that could dramatically alter the roster this off-season.

More than 3,000 of you on this mailing list are past customers of the Bound Edition, but for those of you who are relatively new to the Newberg Report, here is what you can expect from the book:

THE FEATURES

The book picks up right where the 2017 Bound Edition left off, taking you from the opening of the 2016-17 off-season in the immediate aftermath of a second straight division title and playoff run through the end of the 2017 season, and containing every report I wrote in that span (including a handful of “Trot Coffey” rumor dumps). The Bound Edition is the most thorough account you’ll find of the unforgettable twists and turns that the 2017 season took — including history made by Adrian and Pudge, on the same day — and of the implications of the personnel moves that highlighted it, including one that involved the biggest “seller” trade Texas has made in years.

Not just a complete record of the Rangers’ season, the book includes a feature section comprised of an entire section of new material that won’t ever appear online. Included in that section are rankings and analysis of more than 70 Rangers prospects throughout the club’s quickly improving farm system, making the Bound Edition a primer on the players who should help keep this organization in contention for years to come. There’s also the annual “40-Man Roster Conundrum” chapter, breaking down the organization’s decisions headed toward the Rule 5 Draft, an important procedural opportunity each December to add talent and make sure it isn't lost.

The photographs that appear on the glossy front and back covers and inside the book, as always, feature not only the club’s big leagues stars but also a number of the Rangers' top young big leaguers and prospects, and are perfect for autographs.

THE PRICE

The 2018 Bound Edition is $24.95 per book, plus shipping. An e-Edition is also available for $9.99.

I also have all the previous editions of the Bound Edition for sale. The price breakdown is as follows:

• 2018 Bound Edition — $24.95 (plus shipping)

• 2011 through 2017 Bound Editions — $20.00 each

• e-Editions where available — $9.99

• 2011 and 2012 Bound Editions commemorate the two World Series seasons

• NOTE: 2014 available in e-Edition only

• 1999/2000 through 2010 Bound Editions — $15.00 each

Previous editions will be shipped separately from the 2018 book (in most cases right away). As far as previous editions are concerned, shipping is $3.00 for the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book.

SPECIALS

• A gift set of all 19 books (18 Bound Editions plus the 2014 e-Edition) is available for $275, which is a $45 discount

• Buy two or more copies of the 2018 Bound Edition, and I’ll throw in a free copy of both the 2016 and 2017 e-Editions

Jamey Newberg

Dallas attorney Jamey Newberg has been commenting on Rangers from the big club down through the entire farm system since 1998.

Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas was born in Arlington, Texas, to Richard and Becky Lucas. He lived mostly in Arlington before moving to Austin, where he graduated from The University of Texas. Scott works for Austin Valuation Consultants, Ltd., and has published several boring articles about real estate appraisal and environmental contamination. He makes a swell margarita and refuses to run longer than ten kilometres.

Eleanor Czajka

Eleanor grew up watching the AAA Mudhens in Toledo, Ohio. A loyal Ranger fan since 1979, she works "behind the scenes" at the Newberg Report.